Constituents

Culinary Uses

It is widely consumed herb used in Turkish, Greek, Spanish and
Italian cuisines.

Its leaves are used in cooking and dried leaves are used for sprinkle
to add flavor.

Oregano nicely combines pickled with olives, capers and lovage
leaves. It has a warm, aromatic and slightly bitter taste.

Italians use oregano to sprinkle on pizza and also add in various
sauces, chicken dishes and salads.

Medicinal Uses

Oregano is high in anti-oxidant, due to the presence of phenolic acid
and flavonoids.

The leaves and flowering stems are strongly

Antiseptic

Antispasmodic

Carminative

Cholagogue

Diaphoretic

Expectorant

Stimulant

Stomachic

Other Names

Dostenkraut

European Oregano

Labiatae

Lamiaceae

Mountain Mint

Organy

Origanum vulgare

Origani vulgaris herba

Wild Marjoram

Winter Marjoram

Wintersweet

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